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Jensen, Louise The Surrogate Grand Central Publishing 2018 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1172975. ISBN #1538730448 / 9781538730447. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jensen, Nancy Sisters paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1047905. ISBN #0312548419 / 9780312548414. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jensen, Nancy Sisters paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1047905. ISBN #0312548419 / 9780312548414. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Family secrets reverberate for generations in one of the "Best Novels of 2011" Kirkus Reviews Growing up without a mother in hardscrabble Kentucky in the 1920s, Bertie Fischer and her older sister, Mabel, have only each other--with perhaps a sweetheart for Bertie waiting in the wings. But on the day that Bertie graduates from eighth grade, good intentions go terribly wrong, setting off a chain of misunderstandings that will change the lives of the next three generations. What happens when nothing turns out as you planned? From the Depression through the second world war and Vietnam, and smaller events both tragic and joyful, Bertie and Mabel forge unexpected identities that are shaped by a past that no one ever talks about. Gorgeously written, with extraordinary insight and emotional truth, Nancy Jensen's brilliant first novel, The Sisters, illuminates the far-reaching power of family and family secrets.
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Jepson, Duncan All the Flowers in Shanghai William Morrow Paperbacks 2011 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133749. ISBN #0062081608 / 9780062081605. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jepson, Duncan All the Flowers in Shanghai William Morrow Paperbacks 2011 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133749. ISBN #0062081608 / 9780062081605. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Duncan Jepson magically inhabits the life of a young Chinese woman in 1930s Shanghai .I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Janice Y. K. Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Teacher Breathtaking .A great work that will move its readers. Hong Ying, international bestselling author of Daughter of the River Readers previously enchanted by Memoirs of a Geisha , Empress , and the novels of Lisa See will be captivated by Duncan Jepson s marvelous debut, All the Flowers in Shanghai . Evocative, sweeping, yet intimate historical fiction, Jepson s novel transports us to a China on the brink of revolution, and witnesses this colorful, tumultuous world through the eyes of a woman forced into a life not of her choosing and driven to seek a bitter revenge. This epic journey into the heart of Asia is sure to mesmerize fans of Shanghai Girls and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan .
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Jerome, Jerome K. Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel Penguin Classics 1999 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1165927. ISBN #0140437509 / 9780140437508. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jerome, Jerome K. Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel Penguin Classics 1999 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1165927. ISBN #0140437509 / 9780140437508. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary When J. the narrator, George, Harris and Montmorency the dog set off on their hilarious misadventures, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather-forecasts, imaginary illnesses, butter pats and tins of pineapple chunks. Denounced as vulgar by the literary establishment, Three Men in a Boat nevertheless caught the spirit of the times. The expansion of education and the increase in office workers created a new mass readership, and Jerome's book was especially popular among the 'clerking classes' who longed to be 'free from that fretful haste, that vehement striving, that is every day becoming more and more the bane of nineteenth-century life.' So popular did it prove that Jerome reunited his heroes for a bicycle tour of Germany. Despite some sharp, and with hindsight, prophetic observations of the country, Three Men on the Bummel describes an equally picaresque journey constrained only 'by the necessity of getting back within a given time to the point from which one started'. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Jewett, Sarah Orne A White Heron and Other Stories Solis Press 2013 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1161493. ISBN #1907947736 / 9781907947735. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jewett, Sarah Orne Jewett : Novels and Stories Library of America 1994 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1169004. ISBN #0940450747 / 9780940450745. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jewett, Sarah Orne Jewett : Novels and Stories Library of America 1994 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1169004. ISBN #0940450747 / 9780940450745. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary All of Jewett's best fiction, including her three novels, "Deephaven," "A Country Doctor," and "The Country of the Pointed Firs," and 28 funny, satirical, and poignant sketches and stories. Set against long Maine winters, hardscrabble farms, and the sea, Jewett's stories of gruff, capable farmers and seafolk--and of the rewards and trials of family and communal ties--have a very modern resonance. This comprehensive collection reveals the full stature of the unjustly neglected writer Willa Cather ranked with Mark Twain and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Jewett, Sarah Orne The Country of the Pointed Firs Anchor Books 1989 paperback. . BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or937604v1. ISBN #0385092148 / 9780385092142. (keywords: STORIES) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer Heat and Dust Touchstone 1987 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or986068v1. ISBN #0671646575 / 9780671646578. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer Heat and Dust Touchstone 1987 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or986068v1. ISBN #0671646575 / 9780671646578. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Set in India, HEAT AND DUST is the story of Olivia, a beautiful, spoiled, bored English colonial wife in the 1920s who is drawn inexorably into the spell of the Nawab, a minor Indian prince deeply involved in plots and intrigues. Olivia outrages the tiny, suffocating town where her husband is a civil servant by eloping with the captivating Nawab. It is also the story of Olivia's step-granddaughter who, fifty years later, is drawn to India by her fascination with the letters left behind by the now dead older woman, and by her obsession with solving the enigma of Olivia's scandal. A penetrating and compassionate love story, this brilliant novel immerses the reader in the heat, dust, and squalor of India, while providing a compelling mixture of the spiritual and the sensual.
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Jin, Ha Waiting [First Vintage International Edition] Vintage International 2000 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1135934. ISBN #0375706410 / 9780375706417. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jin, Ha Waiting [First Vintage International Edition] Vintage International 2000 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1135934. ISBN #0375706410 / 9780375706417. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "In Waiting , Ha Jin portrays the life of Lin Kong, a dedicated doctor torn by his love for two women: one who belongs to the New China of the Cultural Revolution, the other to the ancient traditions of his family's village. Ha Jin profoundly understands the conflict between the individual and society, between the timeless universality of the human heart and constantly shifting politics of the moment. With wisdom, restraint, and empathy for all his characters, he vividly reveals the complexities and subtleties of a world and a people we desperately need to know."--Judges' Citation, National Book Award
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Jio, Sarah Violets Of March Plume 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1156228. ISBN #0452297036 / 9780452297036. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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John, Sally The Beach House Harvest House Publishers 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1097342. ISBN #0736913165 / 9780736913164. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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John, Sally The Beach House Harvest House Publishers 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1097342. ISBN #0736913165 / 9780736913164. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The first release in The Beach House series is the story of four women, friends from childhood, who reunite to celebrate their fortieth birthdays. After the distance of time and geography, they look forward to the camaraderie of old friends and the escape from everyday life as they stay at a San Diego beach house. When thoughts and discussion turn to the history of their friendship, will problems of the past threaten to overtake the present? The quest for understanding, identity, faith, and friendship provides a universal thread in this tender and charming story from Sally John that will connect with women from all walks of life.
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Johnson, Adam Orphan Master's Son paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1126389. ISBN #0812982622 / 9780812982626. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Johnson, Adam Orphan Master's Son paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1126389. ISBN #0812982622 / 9780812982626. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE In this epic, critically acclaimed tour de force, Adam Johnson provides a riveting portrait of a world rife with hunger, corruption, and casual cruelty but also camaraderie, stolen moments of beauty, and love. NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE WINNER LONGLISTED FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION S ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER OF THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New Yorker The Washington Post Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly The Wall Street Journal Los Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle Financial Times Newsweek The Daily Beast The Plain Dealer St. Louis Post-Dispatch Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Scott Turow, The Millions Slate Salon BookPage Shelf Awareness The single best work of fiction published this year . . . The book s cunning, flair and pathos are testaments to the still-formidable power of the written word. The Wall Street Journal Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother a singer stolen to Pyongyang and an influential father who runs a work camp for orphans. Superiors in the state soon recognize the boy s loyalty and keen instincts. Considering himself a humble citizen of the greatest nation in the world, Jun Do rises in the ranks. He becomes a professional kidnapper who must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his Korean overlords in order to stay alive. Driven to the absolute limit of what any human being could endure, he boldly takes on the treacherous role of rival to Kim Jong Il in an attempt to save the woman he loves, Sun Moon, a legendary actress so pure, she didn t know what starving people looked like. Praise for The Orphan Master s Son An exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart. Pulitzer Prize citation A daring and remarkable novel. Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Gripping . . . Deftly blending adventure, surreal comedy and Casablanca -style romance, the novel takes readers on a jolting ride through an Orwellian landscape of dubious identity and dangerous doublespeak. San Jose Mercury News This is a novel worth getting excited about. . . . Adam Johnson has taken the papier-m ch creation that is North Korea and turned it into a real and riveting place that readers will find unforgettable. The Washington Post A brilliant and timely novel. The Wall Street Journal Remarkable and heartbreaking . . . To the very short list of exceptional novels that also serve a humanitarian purpose The Orphan Master s Son must now be added. The New Republic A triumph of imagination . . . Grade: A. Entertainment Weekly A spellbinding saga of subverted identity and an irrepressible love. Vogue Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader s Circle for author chats and more.
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Johnson, Adam Orphan Master's Son Random House Trade Paperbacks 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1161764. ISBN #0812982622 / 9780812982626. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Johnson, Charles Middle Passage Scribner 1998 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1091176. ISBN #0684855887 / 9780684855882. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Johnson, Charles Middle Passage Scribner 1998 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1091176. ISBN #0684855887 / 9780684855882. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Charles Johnson s National Book Award-winning masterpiece "a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick heroic in proportion fiction that hooks the mind" The New York Times Book Review now with a new introduction from Stanley Crouch. Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is lost in the underworld of 1830s New Orleans. Desperate to escape the city s unscrupulous bill collectors and the pawing hands of a schoolteacher hellbent on marrying him, he jumps aboard the Republic , a slave ship en route to collect members of a legendary African tribe, the Allmuseri. Thus begins a voyage of metaphysical horror and human atrocity, a journey which challenges our notions of freedom, fate and how we live together. Peopled with vivid and unforgettable characters, nimble in its interplay of comedy and serious ideas, this dazzling modern classic is a perfect blend of the picaresque tale, historical romance, sea yarn, slave narrative and philosophical allegory. Now with a new introduction from renowned writer and critic Stanley Crouch, this twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Middle Passage celebrates a cornerstone of the American canon and the masterwork of one of its most important writers. "Long after we d stopped believe in the great American novel, along comes a spellbinding adventure story that may be just that" Chicago Tribune .
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Johnson, Denis Nobody Move Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009 hardcover. First Edition. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1145586. ISBN #0374222908 / 9780374222901. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Johnson, Denis Stars at Noon HarperPerennial 1995 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1160031. ISBN #0060976101 / 9780060976101. (keywords: Fiction) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Johnson, Samuel; Greene, Donald (editor) Samuel Johnson : The Major Works : Oxford World's Classics Series Oxford University Press 1984 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1176888. ISBN #0199538336 / 9780199538331. (keywords: English Literature Samuel Johnson World Classics) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jones, Ashby The Angel's Lamp Top Hat Books 2016 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1152077. ISBN #1785352237 / 9781785352232. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jones, Edward P. Known World Amistad 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1176695. ISBN #0060557540 / 9780060557546. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Jones, Edward P. Known World Amistad 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1176695. ISBN #0060557540 / 9780060557546. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Henry Townsend, a black farmer, bootmaker, and former slave, has a fondness for Paradise Lost and an unusual mentor -- William Robbins, perhaps the most powerful man in antebellum Virginia's Manchester County. Under Robbins's tutelage, Henry becomes proprietor of his own plantation -- as well as of his own slaves. When he dies, his widow, Caldonia, succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart at their plantation: slaves take to escaping under the cover of night, and families who had once found love beneath the weight of slavery begin to betray one another. Beyond the Townsend estate, the known world also unravels: low-paid white patrollers stand watch as slave "speculators" sell free black people into slavery, and rumors of slave rebellions set white families against slaves who have served them for years. An ambitious, luminously written novel that ranges seamlessly between the past and future and back again to the present, The Known World weaves together the lives of freed and enslaved blacks, whites, and Indians -- and allows all of us a deeper understanding of the enduring multidimensional world created by the institution of slavery.
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Jones, Edward P. Known World Amistad 2004 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1156852. ISBN #0060557559 / 9780060557553. (keywords: FICTION HISTORICAL AFRO AMERICANS SLAVES) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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